Dramatic scenes after tram incident
About 70 passengers trapped inside a light rail carriage had to be rescued after a tree fell on overhead wires in Sydney on Saturday morning.
Emergency services rushed to the scene in Pyrmont after a tree fell on overhead electrical power lines about 11.45am.
A Fire and Rescue spokesperson said they worked with police and NSW for Transport Rail Fire to secure the scene and turn off power so they could enter the tram safely.
The spokesperson said 67 people were trapped inside the tram and were able to be evacuated safely once the power was switched off.
The spokesperson said no one was injured.
Earlier on Saturday, damaging winds saw the Bureau of Metrology (BOM) issue a weather warning for the Sydney metro area and a large part of south-eastern Australia.
A BOM spokesperson said damaging winds would sweep across metro area until late in the evening with westerly winds expected to reach about 60 kms per hour in the middle of the day.
“A strengthening northwesterly flow ahead of an approaching cold front is bringing vigorous winds to inland and coastal areas,” the spokesperson said.
“Winds are forecast to shift southwesterly from late afternoon and ease from the west during the late evening into Sunday morning.”
